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How to Become A Copy Editor (Even As A Beginner)

Make a Living Writing

Looking to get into the writing and editing industry, but not sure if you should become a copy editor? Proofreading and copy editing both fall under the umbrella of editing, and if you like to edit work you might end up doing both. What Do Copy Editors Do? What Skills Do You Need As A Copy Editor?

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How to Edit Writing in 3 Steps

Grammarly

Copyediting After a piece of writing is in good shape organizationally, and the writer and substantive editor are happy with the language and flow of ideas in it, it’s time for copyediting. In many publishing contexts, copy editors are also responsible for making sure that any factual material in a piece of writing is accurate.

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Proofing and Editing: How to Make Your Content Less Frightening

Content Marketing Institute

You can’t adequately edit and proofread at the same time, says @AnnGynn. Bureau of Labor Statistics recognizes proofreaders as distinct from editors. Its description of proofreaders’ duties includes: “Read transcript or proof type setup to detect and mark for correction any grammatical, typographical, or compositional errors.

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15+ Best Work From Home Jobs to Bring in the Big Bucks

Smart Blogger

Proofreader and Editor Job Difficulty (1–5): ??? Average Annual Salary Proofreaders: $56,000 Editors: $71,000 Experience Needed Proofreaders: Coursework and proofreading skills. Editor: A college degree and internship. Blogger Job Difficulty (1–5): ???

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How Databricks Saves $1.4M Annually with Grammarly

Grammarly

We collaborate remotely most of the time, so having Grammarly has been extra helpful,” says Millie Lapidario, Senior Copy Editor. I’m skimming instead of grinding through copy like a proofreader. Annually with Grammarly appeared first on Grammarly Blog. That’s something we couldn’t do before Grammarly.” .

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Eliminate 21 Reputation-Crushing Writing Mistakes from Your Blog

ProBlogger

This is a guest post by Stefanie Flaxman of Revision Fairy® Small Business Proofreading Services. Unfortunately for you and your readers, writing mistakes are like speed bumps on the blog post open highway. Darren looks happy in his bio photograph because he makes money blogging. There’s no prize for proofreading fast.

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37 Beginner-Friendly Ways to Find Freelance Writing Jobs (2023)

Smart Blogger

Further Reading: How to Create a Writing Portfolio That’ll Wow Potential Clients walks you through everything you need to craft an online portfolio of your work, from portfolio sites like Contently to using your own blog. Want to find guest blogging opportunities (since many websites these days pay for guest posts)?

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